Take Music Lessons at Green Hills Guitar Studio

We offer student-guided music lessons. Learn to play what you love to hear.

Our teachers specialize in giving students the skills to be the kind of musician they like to listen to. A student-driven approach takes into account the student’s preferences and meets them where they’re at with skills.

Student-guided means that you learn guitar, bass, piano, voice, and songwriting that’s practical and applicable to your life rather than getting bogged down in a lot of busy-work that doesn’t directly inform the songs you’re learning. Students learn the music theory, scales, and technical skills that help them make their favorite music, instead of working from a teacher’s idea of what the student should learn.

Music is both a solitary and shared experience. Come learn the guitar, bass, piano, voice, and songwriting skills you need with Green Hills Guitar Studio. We never lock you into a contract—you can take one lesson or sign up for weekly sessions—whatever works for you.

Beginner Guitar

Beginner Guitar lessons at Green Hills Guitar Studio teaches you how to play basic open position chords, foundational strum patterns and rhythms, exposure to different time signatures and listening for rhythm. You will learn common chord progressions to play along with your favorite songs. Get technical skills like how to use a capo when you need them—not according to some prescribed schedule that doesn’t have practical applications. Even if you’ve never picked up a guitar or bass before, you can learn to play the songs you want to hear.

Intermediate Guitar

At an intermediate level, guitar lessons at Green Hills Guitar Studio again are student-driven skills-based lessons that help guitar players learn the techniques to expand their abilities and repertoire. This is an area we specialize in because we approach it differently than other studios.

Working on your technique is valuable and important, but equally important is developing your ability to play dynamically and with a deeper knowledge of phrasing. Paying attention to what the other musicians are playing, playing as a unit and understanding the form and structure of music is very important in developing as a musician. Here, you will deepen your ability to actively listen and improve your ear training.

Advanced Guitar

Advanced guitar players looking for a skills tune-up, get out of a rut, a new way of looking at things, some inspiration and a better understanding of your personal style solo or in a group. Shake up your normal woodshedding patterns and get a fresh perspective on your playing. Learn how to make different connections with the instrument and your music and deepen your well of inspiration. Our students are professional and amateur musicians in Nashville and around the world looking for techniques to keep them at the top of their game.

Songwriting

Songwriting lessons at Green Hills Guitar Studio help students understand how playing an instrument and writing songs for that instrument connect. Songwriters often feel a disconnect with the instrument because they haven’t studied an instrument from a songwriters use of that instrument. Songwriters have a different need, and interest, than someone who wants to learn guitar. Many times, songwriters are often put through a guitar instructor’s routine that often leaves them frustrated and feeling uninspired, isolated. This quickly leads to being creatively blocked.

Our approach is unique, and I would say radical. It is actually quite simple, but not easy to implement. Study the music and songwriters YOU love WHILE learning and understanding your instrument. The connection between the two is vital. Learn the music theory, skills and the instrument techniques that let your creativity shine. It’s about finding your voice and developing your voice.

What To Expect From Your Music Lessons

When you take lessons at Green Hills Guitar Studio, you will be learning from instructors with years of professional experience as educators, live performers, studio musicians, artists and songwriters.

We believe in teaching in a supportive, nurturing, and comfortable learning environment that follows lesson plan specific to your goals and aspirations. We also aim to have fun and challenge our students to continue growing as guitarists, vocalists, pianists, songwriters, and musicians. We offer a structured and linear process that we have learned through experienced and adapted through the years in our own careers as professional musicians.

Online Music Lessons

In 2015, we expanded our availability to study music by offering instruction through our online music lessons service. We are now teaching students from around the country and the world. We teach music to students of all ages and experience levels.

Green Hills Guitar Studio offers high quality music instruction at a competitive rate. Whether you are a beginner or someone with years of experience looking for the next phase of your musical growth, we are honored to assist you. The wonderful thing about playing an instrument and creating is we are all students for life!

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Shane is teaching my 4-year-old son how to play guitar. He really gets through to him, by being so nice, so patient (very important when you're 4-years-old) and so encouraging. We're still learning the basics, but the way Shane presents the material makes it very easy to learn. It's laid back, but we're learning! As for the location, parking has been an issue for us on occasion, so give yourself a few extra minutes beforehand to find a spot. Overall, very pleased.

I'm a singer/songwriter and a freshman Songwriting major at Belmont University. I looked into taking guitar lessons after realizing that I didn't know enough theory or enough guitar to keep up with others I wrote with. In just the few short months of lessons, Shane has gone above and beyond to help "fill in the gaps" of my guitar/ theory knowledge. He's excellent guitarist and teacher, and has helped to not only improve my playing, but also my songwriting and my confidence in music theory. Highly recommended!

Shane has been teaching my elementary age girls for a year. They have made incredible advances in reading and playing music. His method is relaxed but systematic and organized. They are excited to go to lessons and excited to practice, and they are playing all music genres relevant to the lesson that is taught. What keeps them really hooked is that he peppers music into the lessons that they choose, and it really rounds out the experience. He is patient and can really draw out the student. The lessons are not cookie cutter, but very tailored to the needs and skills of the student. I can't say enough good things about Green Hills Guitar Studio.

I recently decided to return to playing the guitar after a "break" of over 3 decades. I chose to begin lessons with Shane after researching options. I have been very pleased with Shane's skills and patience! He really wants the learning experience to be enjoyable and enriching. I would recommend Shane Lamb to anyone of any age and any skill level.